From the AP story of tonight's win over Atlanta:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robin Ventura went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBI as the Mets gave New York a pennant race to cheer about with a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

The surging Mets have won five straight since baseball resumed following the terrorist attacks that devastated New York and the nation to move within 3½ games of Atlanta in the NL East.

The defending NL champions have won 22 of 27 since Aug. 17 to knock 10 games off the Braves' lead and resurrect a season that appeared over only a month ago.